Bantry House

Detached five-bay two-storey country house over basement, built c.1710, with later six-bay two-storey bow-ended additions over basement, built 1820, to east and west and later six-bay two-storey addition over basement with pair of four-bay three-storey bow-ended wings, built 1845, to south. Later porticos to east and west elevations. Hipped slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, parapet, stone balustrade and cast-iron rainwater goods with lead guttering. Rubble stone, roughcast rendered (1820 addition) and lined-and-ruled rendered (south elevation) walls with string course and red brick pilasters having carved stone bases and Corinthian capitals. Square-headed openings to original block with four-over-two timber sliding sash and timber glazed French windows, tooled stone sills and red brick block-and-start surrounds and relieving arches. Camber-headed openings to 1820 addition with nine-over-nine and six-over-six timber sliding sash windows and one-over-one and two-over-two replacement timber sliding sash windows having stone sills and red brick block-and-start surrounds and relieving arches. Camber and square-headed openings to 1845 extension with six-over-six and nine-over-nine timber sliding sash windows and replacement awning windows having stone sills, red brick block-and-start surrounds and relieving arches, timber panelling and shutters. Camber and square-headed service door openings with timber battened doors and replacement timber glazed and uPVC doors with overlights. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber glazed French doors having overlights, sidelights, timber pilasters, consoles and entablature. Accessed by cast-iron and timber flight of steps with railing. Portico to east elevation with six Corinthian-Tuscan orders having crocket capitals and supporting an entablature with ridge moulded architrave, plain frieze, cornice and modillions. Round and square-headed openings with fixed pane windows and round-headed door opening with double-leaf timber glazed door. Similar portico to west elevation with seven Corinthian-Tuscan orders having crocket capitals and supporting an entablature with ridge moulded architrave, plain frieze, cornice and modillions, and a stone balustrade. Located within extensive terraced formal Italian gardens having carved stone balustrade and garden furniture including cast-iron gazebo, decorated fountains, Greco-style statuary, ashlar archway and limestone steps.